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F. Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 1925:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders became operative Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were determined, the
dwelling-houses having been rendered fit Nil.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders became operative Nil.
(4) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil.
(b) General
Your Council during the year continued to allocate 10 per cent.
of the new houses erected for special consideration in respect of
rehousing on medical grounds.
Recommendations have been confined to urgent cases of
infectious pulmonary tuberculosis {i.e., T.B. plus cases) and urgent
cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Dr. Sorley, the Tuberculosis
Officer, has co-operated heartily in providing the fullest information
about the housing conditions of the patients.
Unfortunately, the most needy cases, both on grounds of health
and overcrowding, are only too frequently those which cannot pay
the necessarily higher rent. The provision of accommodation at
between eight and ten shillings per week is an increasingly urgent
problem for such cases.
In addition to cases recommended for rehousing on medical
grounds, 114 letters of application for Council houses which have
been sent to the Public Health Department have been replied to and
forwarded for the attention of the Housing Committee.
Mr. J. E. West, your Council's Housing Manager, has kindly
supplied the following information:—
No. of applicants on Register at 31.12.32 2,887
No. of new applications received during the year 939
No. of new tenancies effected during the year 180
No. of registered cases investigated 728
No. of ordinary applications referred by M. O.H. 114
In addition to the above:—
No. of cases recommended by M. O.H. on Medical Grounds 30
No. of such cases rehoused 10
No. of such cases which have been approved but still
awaiting tenancies .